Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Science

The Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), focuses on basic research in the life sciences. It was established in 1958, from the former Beijing Experimental Biology Institute founded in 1957. Professor Shizhang Bei, a renowned biologist and a distinguished CAS member, founded the Institute in 1958. Professor Tao Xu is the current Director-General. The main research focus of the Institute is on the fields of protein science and brain & cognitive sciences. The Institute has two National Key Laboratories--The National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules and The National Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Sciences. Establishment of the National Laboratory of Protein Science was given approval by Chinas Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) in December 2006. Our research in the field of protein science includes the following key areas: 3D-structure and function of proteins, bio-membranes and membrane proteins, protein translation and folding, protein interaction net...